SHOPKEEPERS’ PLAINT

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20726, 9 February 1939, Page 8

SHOPKEEPERS’ PLAINT

DUST FROM GARDEN PLACE? LOSSEBTHROUGH DAMAGED GOODS BOROUGH COUNCIL DISGUSSIOK The inconvenience caused to shopkeepers by the dust in Victoria Street as a result of the Garden Place HIT! removal operations was the subject of a discussion at a meeting of the general purposes committee of the Hamilton Borough Council last evening, whet Mr W. R. Shattock asked if something could be done to relieve the trouble. The Mayor. Mr H. D. Caro, presided. The opinion that It would be preferable to remove the spoii by night wa# expressed by Mr Shattock. who stated that in reply to the suggestion the borough engineer, Mr H. Worley, had stated that such an arrangement would mean additional expense. However, that expense would be nothing compared with the expense entailed In having men to sweep the streets. In addition the street-sweeping operation* were doing more harm than good, for the dust from the brooms was going straight into the shops. Shopkeepers in Hamilton North had complained that their goods were being spoiled. The difficulty of finding a solution to the trouble was commented on by Mr Worley, who gave an assurance that everything possible was being done. It was not desirable that one shift should have to work all night. At present the loading was being carried out in such a manner that the dust was not falling from the vehicles, but with the number of trips being made each day it would need only a small amount of dirt to come from each vehicle to cause the trouble. Even the dust carried by the tyres would bring about the position. Mr R. McCaw expressed the opinion that nothing should be done that would tend to lengthen the job, and Mr Shattock stated that the dust whs not only an annoyance but w r as also causing losses to the shopkeepers. Something should be done to relieve the position if It were possible. If the frog-pond dump in Whltiora were worked at night there would be as many complaints from the residents of the vicinity as were being received from the shopkeepers at present, said Mr H. M. Hammond. In a work of such magnitude it was difficult to avoid someone suffering inconvenience, but the job should be carried to completion as quickly as possible. In reply to Mr Shattock the borough engineer stated that, given fine weather, the work at the frog-pond dump should be completed within five weeks. The installation of additional machinerj; should shorten the time.